The New Maria - Lloyd Webber and Hollyoaks February 4, 2008
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Summer Strallen from Holyoaks is to be the new Maria in the Sound of Music.
Six months ago Lord Lloyd-Webber had already decided to cast Summer Strallen as Maria, before she started playing starstruck Summer Shaw in Hollyoaks.
Channel 4 producer Tony Wood asked him if he would be interested in taking part in the series as himself and mingling fact and fiction as a character from the soap finds fame and fortune on the West End stage. Lord Lloyd-Webber appears in three episodes and is hoping his 11 year old daughter, a fan of the show, will be kind about his acting.
Summer started to appear in Hollyoaks in October.Her story line climaxes when she meets Lord Lloyd-Webber during Friday’s show, after which he gives her the role.
Summer Strallen has a performing background, having appeared in Cats, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Guys And Dolls. She comes from a theatrical family and is the niece of Bonnie Langford.
But like so many of the current stars in West End she has now had TV exposure before taking on a lead role.
Here’s a taster of what we might expect - Oh and a glimpse of the man himself as well!
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